WIll you be fermenting the kibble?? My uneducated thought is that the protein is very expensive and you would decrease the protein content. What does your resseach indicate??
HI LC, welcome to BYC.
Looking forward to learning the outcome of the testing. The cornishx were designe with the commercial feeds, so I"m not expecting to see muchof a difference. WIll be interested in knowing if the birds eat more of the feed and conseqently will grow faster-- but that is...
PErsonally I dont hold stock that any animal can pick out all the foods that are good for them. THere is a hit and miss factor. Look at humans for example.
I think you can offer that mix without grinding as my birds really like whole grains and grass far better than the commercial pellets...
My crew must switch between mills often and eat all sorts of things from compost, spilled horse grain and into the veg garden, oh, and woods. I do try to provide FF regularly too, to keep the right microbes going in the gut. I suspect like any case of diarrhea or complete emptying og the GI...
My 2 cents--
Have you checked their crops to see if they are full?? Knowing you, you have already done this.
We just experienced 6 straight days of 95 heat and egg production dropped like a rock. My assumption is they did not eat as much as usual, but certainly drank a lot of water. I suspect...
My understanding is that stainless steel is fine with ACV-- it is other metals that will corrode. Honestly I have revamsed my efforts. I use reg cheap vinegar in the water to reduce slime, BUT feed FF as the source of good bacteria , etc. and it is in a higher dosing than just the water as a...
I have had mixed results with plumbers tape and caulking. I'm starting to think the angle of the nipple is also important. I've been try8ing other watering methods, and none are perfect. Each has a down side. I do plan to add more nipple waterers for the summer and outside.